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STRANGERS IN PARADISE
Go, Prejudice, Go Back, Exploitation, Return, No Return, Identity, Longing, Exile, Interior Moving, Transformation, Travel, Borders, Memory, Joy, Sacrifice, Stay ...
... Migrate and Live ... in the Attempt Of A Better Life
"Once they abandoned their country were left
without shelter, once they abandoned their state they became stateless; once
they were deprived of their human rights lacked of rights and became the scum
of the earth." Hannah Arendt
The possibility of transformation the quality of life
of the populations of the migrant women's countries of origin can have a very
high cost, a cost that leads us to see the darker side of migrations. "Exploitation,
abuse, violence and women trafficking are the roots of a multimillion dollar
business without borders. From the contemporary enslavement of trafficking
victims to exploitation of domestic workers, millions of migrant women taking
risks that testify to the lack of adequate protection of their rights and the
absence of opportunities to migrate safely and legally."
Andrea Gaytan Cuesta. "Women across borders. The
Feminization of Migration and incorporation of the Theory of Gender in
Migration Theory "
BASES
1. OBJECTIVE
"Project Art-essence" opens the call
"Strangers in Paradise", art installation project that aims to show
new perspectives of being, feel and perceive contemporary women from the
perspective of gender and migration. Being a woman, apart from being a
biological fact, is a cultural and historical fact. Our main objective is to
promote dialogue between art and society.
2. PARTICIPANTS
Open to all creative people (artists and non-artists),
regardless of age, gender or nationality.
3. SPECIFICATIONS
FORMAT: Each proposal must be submitted in a standard format
postcard, 10 x 15 cm.(3,9 x 5,9 inches)
THEME: "Strangers in Paradise" / / Women and
Migration
Create and recreate from the everyday female world,
world full of symbolism and poetic, a trip from the outside to look and admire
inside... intimate codes, enjoyment and suffering, exile, exploitation,
sacrifice, surrender, inner changes, transformation, coordinates of loneliness
and longing... a pretext to generate dialogues around the everyday poetic and
feminine through art.
Strangers in Paradise of yesterday, of today and maybe
tomorrow, a great scenery of patchwork
of diverse and inspiring life that will bring us closer on a visual journey
from the creativity to the universe female of some tireless travellers.
TECHNIQUE: Free - Original pieces in painting, drawing,
photography, digital art, collage, calligraphy, mixed media and/or only text.
Each participant can send up to 3 cards with
author details on the back of each.
4. EXHIBITION
- One of our main goals is also to promote the artists. All contributions will be exhibited at the gallery on line of Facebook and our official website
- The postcards will be exhibited in the Netherlands, in the Centro cultural deHispanohablantes de Amsterdam during the month of November 2013 commemorating the month of No Violence against Women.
5. MANAGMENT AND COSTS
- The
postcards received will become part of the artistic background of the
Female Collective Art-Essence Project, they are part of the collection
(approximately 2000) that has been exhibited in various cities and
cultural centers in Spain and Colombia.
- All
postcards received will be displayed at the upcoming national and
international invitations received by the Collective in the coming months.
- Our
group does not receive any financial support nor cultural
- To
continue sharing this mail art installation about women throughout the
world we need everyone's support for self-sustainability of the project.
We want to ensure the transport costs of the postcards collection.
Participation Fee: 6 euros
Payment:
To katiamunyoz@gmail.com
Information here
6. SHIPPING
The postcards will be received during the
month of September and October
Deadline: October 31 - 2013
Postcards must be sent by mail to:
CENTRO CULTURAL DE
HISPANOHABLANTES
Willem Schoutenstraat 1A
Amsterdam 1057 DL - Netherlands
IMPORTANT:
For the galleries on line, we need once done the mailing, send the
postcard image
in JPG format to proyectoartesencia@gmail.com
900
x 600 PIXELS or approximately 200K.
Attach further details like name, country,
e-mail and web
7. SELECTION
All
postcards received will be selected, except those that do not qualify the
criteria of the proposed theme or violate the dignity of people.
The postcards received
will not be returned neither will be sold.
8. CERTIFICATION
All
participants will receive a certificate of participation and exposure.
Participation in this Call implies full knowledge and acceptance of its terms.
Participation in this Call implies full knowledge and acceptance of its terms.
Any questions, please
contact:
proyectoartesencia@gmail.com
